It's been a long, strange trip already, full of lucky escapes, breakups, unexpected pregnacies, arrests and disappearances amongst many other things.
We can't write it all here, so if you want to hear the full story then come and speak to us... we'll keep it basic for now.
The Beginning: 2011 - mid 2013
Airdrop formed in May 2011 when Ruben replied to Andy's add on Gumtree. Andy had already been in London for a year and a half searching in vain for the right person to start a band from scratch with.
Ruben had played to large crowds in his native Spain with various bands and was looking to take the next step. After he got some compensation from a random accident (I think a roof fell on him or something?!) he finally had some money to make the jump and move to London.
He'd been there 3 weeks before they met on Tottenham Court Road. Ruben's English wasn't that great at the time, so they communicated pretty much by saying names of the bands they loved, which turned out to be exactly the same. Also, somehow, Ruben spoke better English the more beer he drunk.
After that they started writing songs together in a flat in Stockwell.
They played their 1st gig on Wednesday 17th October 2012 at the Camden Rock with Fred Bonatto on vocals and Nathan Gannon on drums. The promoter had just stuck together random acts so they shared the bill with a Lady Gaga wannabe backed by a guy with one of those keytars who stood permanetly with his back to the audience. But it was a start none-the-less.
The rest of the year was tough after Nathan had to go back to Ireland for family reasons and Fred decided decided to persue journalism and left for university. Ruben then also 1ost his job and it was touch and go whether he could afford to stay in London.
Everything was pretty bleak. It seemed like the band would fall apart just as it was getting started.
Things get better: the Current Line Up Begins - Mid 2013 to Present
Ruben, never the quitter, found a new job and Airdrop carried on. Then luckily, after advertising for bassists, they met Al who was just right for the band, both musically and personally.
The toughest search was for a singer. They met so many of the weird and wonderful of London (again, ask for the stories, especially one of them featuring a certain Italian which is ridiculous) but no one was quite right.
Eventually, after they almost gave up finding anyone, Tom turned up for an audition. He seemed normal, so it was a good start :)
By the end of the session it was clear that not only did he have the voice but would be a great front man and was also a good laugh.
Finally, the long and pretty depressing search for a singer was over.
They had a gig planned which they were going to do acoustically but at the last moment Ben replied to their ad for a drummer. He picked up the songs instantly and everything just fell into place.
Despite only having two short rehearsals Ben joined them for their first gig together at the Cavendish Arms in Stockwelll, 5th July 2014 and nailed it. Airdrop was complete.
Looking to the future, with some great new material, new recordings planned and some awesome gigs lined up things are just starting to get really exciting.
All the best!